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Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City send scouts to watch £47m rated midfielder
MANCHESTER UNITED, Arsenal and Liverpool all sent scouts to watch Benfica's teenage ace Renato Sanches on Friday night.
Renato Sanches is highly rated at Benfica
The 18-year-old has become one of Europe's hottest properties since making his debut for the Portuguese giants in October.
In December, he signed a new contract tying him down with a release clause of around £62million (80m euros).
Manchester United have been heavily linked with Sanches but reports suggest they will have competition for his signature.
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According to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City scouts watched on as Sanches provided an assist for Konstantinos Mitroglou in their 2-1 defeat to bitter rivals Porto.
Sanches is also said to be on the radar of Real Madrid, Barcelona and ??Bayern Munich.
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